Helen Thomas has melted resigned ... er, retired.
So the middle seat in the front row was empty for Gibbs' daily briefing today. She wouldn't have enjoyed it. (Personally, I suspect Helen's seat has been empty for some time now.)
Ever the optimist (~), I'm hoping that her inexcusable remarks last week will have a lasting positive impact. Changes appear to be in the works. Says the Board of the White House Correspondents Association:
Maybe, just maybe, this incident will also bring on a serious discussion about the bigotry and ignorance that lie at the heart of so much of what passes for "anti-Zionism" today. "Home," for Israeli Jews, is Israel. Not Germany, not Poland, not America, not anywhere else. It's time some people got that. And it's way past time the antisemites of the world had their free passes to spew baseless hatred disguised as news analysis revoked. Yes, I'm talking about you, Pat Buchanan.
So the middle seat in the front row was empty for Gibbs' daily briefing today. She wouldn't have enjoyed it. (Personally, I suspect Helen's seat has been empty for some time now.)
Ever the optimist (~), I'm hoping that her inexcusable remarks last week will have a lasting positive impact. Changes appear to be in the works. Says the Board of the White House Correspondents Association:
But the incident does revive the issue of whether it is appropriate for an opinion columnist to have a front row seat in the WH briefing room. That is an issue under the jurisdiction of this board. We are actively seeking input from our association members on this important matter, and we have scheduled a special meeting of the WHCA board on Thursday to decide on the seating issue.Ya think?
Maybe, just maybe, this incident will also bring on a serious discussion about the bigotry and ignorance that lie at the heart of so much of what passes for "anti-Zionism" today. "Home," for Israeli Jews, is Israel. Not Germany, not Poland, not America, not anywhere else. It's time some people got that. And it's way past time the antisemites of the world had their free passes to spew baseless hatred disguised as news analysis revoked. Yes, I'm talking about you, Pat Buchanan.
